60NYT > Personal Healthtopics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/columns/personalhealth/index.html?query=FIREARMSA collection of Personal Health columns published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 22:26:44 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comAfter a Suicide Attempt, the Risk of Another Tryhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/well/live/after-a-suicide-attempt-the-risk-of-another-try.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/well/live/after-a-suicide-attempt-the-risk-of-another-try.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/11/08/science/08BRODY/08BRODY-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>More than a million adults and 8 percent of high school students attempt to take their own lives, and many will try again.By JANE E. BRODYMon, 07 Nov 2016 06:13:13 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/well/live/after-a-suicide-attempt-the-risk-of-another-try.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Common Casualty of Old Age: The Will to Livehttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/health/27brod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/health/27brod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2007/11/26/science/brody_7575.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>When someone says life isn’t worth living, pay attention.By JANE E. BRODYTue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/health/27brod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Common Casualty of Old Age: The Will to Livehttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFD81E30F934A15752C1A9619C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSuicide is more common among older Americans than any other age group. The statistics are daunting. While people 65 and older account for 12 percent of the population, they represent 16 percent to 25 percent of the suicides. Four out of five suicides...By JANE E. BRODYTue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFD81E30F934A15752C1A9619C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIs Your Child a Split Second From Disaster?http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/health/01brody.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/health/01brody.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/07/31/science/brody.7575.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Even if you have no guns at home and would never dream of using one, your children should be taught about them.By JANE E. BRODYTue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/health/01brody.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssKeeping Guns Out of Children's Handshttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/health/personal-health-keeping-guns-out-of-children-s-hands.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWhen it comes to children and guns, there is some good news to report: According to a national study published in June in the journal Pediatrics, the rate of both fatal and nonfatal injuries inflicted by guns on children 14 and younger declined by...By JANE E. BRODYTue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/health/personal-health-keeping-guns-out-of-children-s-hands.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBack to Basics: The Real Risks to Childrenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/health/personal-health-back-to-basics-the-real-risks-to-children.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMany parents worry that their children may be harmed by exposure to environmental factors they cannot avoid or control, including pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables, approved food additives, chlorinated drinking water and hormones in milk. ...By JANE E. BRODYTue, 13 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/13/health/personal-health-back-to-basics-the-real-risks-to-children.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Bully's Future, From Hard Life to Hard Timehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/13/health/personal-health-a-bully-s-future-from-hard-life-to-hard-time.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe teasing started with a wisecrack about another person's sexual orientation, and escalated when the object of the remark responded with a provocative taunt of his own. The next thing anyone knew, one man had flung a metal chair, striking the...By JANE E. BRODYTue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/13/health/personal-health-a-bully-s-future-from-hard-life-to-hard-time.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPersonal Healthhttp://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/21/us/personal-health-206539.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA FEW years ago, a young Las Vegas family was shattered by a 3-year-old girl who found her father's loaded revolver in a desk drawer. Thinking the gun was a toy, she aimed it at her pregnant mother, who was asleep on the sofa, and pulled the trigger....By Jane E. BrodyWed, 21 May 1997 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/21/us/personal-health-206539.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss